KENT, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University wrapped up the exhibition portion on their schedule against NCAA Division I opponents. Kent State came out on top by a final score of 76-55 inside the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

BW Leaders

• Senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Academic All-OAC guard Anthony Mazzeo (North Canton/Massillon Jackson) led the way with 16 points and three assists
• Freshman guard Ray Ellington (Westlake) knocked down four threes on his way to 14 points. He also grabbed four boards.
• Sophomore forward Zoltan Nagy (Lakewood/St. Edward) led the rebounding with eight.
• The three point shooting was on point for the offense as they shot over 40% beyond the arc.
• BW out rebounded Kent State 35-33

Kent State Leaders (2-0)

• Sincere Carry led the scoring with 31 points, seven assists and six steals.
• Miryne Thomas added 11 points, six rebounds and three steals.
• The Kent State defense forced 21 turnovers and had 16 steals.

First Half (Kent State, 41-29)

• The first two minutes if the half featured plenty of defense as both were held scoreless.
• Carry got the scoring started with a layup.
• BW got a quick response on the other end with a Mazzeo three off a sophomore forward Nagy feed.
• Right before the first media timeout, the Yellow Jacket defense forced a Golden Flash timeout after trapping them in the corner.
• The Yellow Jackets and the Golden Flashes continued to battle as the teams traded shots and the lead.
• A Kent State 9-0 lead gave them a seven-point lead with 9:36 left in the half.
• BW continued to battle and cut down the Golden Flashes lead.
• A late Kent State 10-3 run gave them a 12-point leading into the half.
• The Yellow Jackets offense rained down threes as eight of their nine makes came from beyond the arc.
• Mazzeo was the leading scorer for BW with 11 points at the half. He also added three assists.
• Freshman guard Ellington knocked down two threes and had the lone block of the half for the Yellow Jackets.
• Carry led the way for the Golden Flashes with 18 points and five assists.

Second Half (Kent State, 76-55)

• Mazzeo started out the half hot getting the first five points for BW.
• The Yellow Jackets kept things close through the first eight points.
• An 8-0 tun extended the Kent State to 20 with 14:09 remaining in the half.
• The Yellow Jackets continued to fight back and cut the lead down to 15 off an Ellington three.
• The Golden Flashes regained a 19 point lead before the half ended.
• Ellington led the way for the Yellow Jackets with eight second half points.
• Carry added another 13 points in the half to lead Kent State.

BW is back in action on Saturday, November 12 when it hosts a non-conference game against  Hiram College to open the regular season at 6:00 p.m. in the Ursprung Gymnasium inside the Lou Higgins Center.